81 FR 69740 - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Filing of Color Additive Petition
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-24208 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 69740] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-24208] [[Page 69740]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 73 [Docket No. FDA-2016-C-2767] Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Filing of Color Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of petition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of calcium carbonate to color hard and soft candy, mints, and chewing gum. DATES: The color additive petition was filed on September 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice that we have filed a color additive petition (CAP 6C0307), submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, c/o Exponent, 1150 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036. The petition proposes to amend the color additive regulations in part 73 (21 CFR part 73) Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification, to provide for the safe use of calcium carbonate to color hard and soft candy, mints, and chewing gum. We have determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. Dated: October 3, 2016. Dennis M. Keefe, Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 2016-24208 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164-01-P
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include the Agency name and the
[Docket No. OSHA–2015–0015]
docket number for this rulemaking
[Docket No. FDA–2016–C–2767]
RIN 1218–AC94 (Docket No. OSHA–2015–0015). All
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Filing of comments, including any personal
Additional PortaCount® Quantitative information you provide, are placed in
Color Additive Petition Fit-Testing Protocols: Amendment to the public docket without change and
Respiratory Protection Standard may be made available online at http://
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
HHS. AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
Administration (OSHA), Department of cautions you about submitting personal
ACTION: Notice of petition. Labor. information such as social security
numbers and birthdates.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug If you submit scientific or technical
request for comments. studies or other results of scientific
Administration (FDA or we) is
announcing that we have filed a SUMMARY: OSHA is proposing to add research, OSHA requests (but does not
petition, submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. two modified PortaCount® quantitative require) that you also provide the
Company, proposing that the color fit-testing protocols to its Respiratory following information where it is
additive regulations be amended to Protection Standard. The proposed available: (1) Identification of the
protocols would apply to employers in funding source(s) and sponsoring
provide for the safe use of calcium
general industry, shipyard employment, organization(s) of the research; (2) the
carbonate to color hard and soft candy,
and the construction industry. Both extent to which the research findings
mints, and chewing gum. were reviewed by a potentially affected
proposed protocols are variations of the
DATES: The color additive petition was existing OSHA-accepted PortaCount® party prior to publication or submission
filed on September 1, 2016. protocol, but differ from it by the to the docket, and identification of any
exercise sets, exercise duration, and such parties; and (3) the nature of any
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: financial relationships (e.g., consulting
Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety sampling sequence. If approved, the
modified PortaCount® protocols would agreements, expert witness support, or
and Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food research funding) between investigators
and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus be alternatives to the existing
who conducted the research and any
Dr., College Park, MD 20740–3835, 240– quantitative fit-testing protocols already
organization(s) or entities having an
listed in an appendix of the Respiratory
402–1282. interest in the rulemaking. If you are
Protection Standard. In addition, OSHA
submitting comments or testimony on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under is proposing to amend an appendix to
the Agency’s scientific and technical
section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, clarify that PortaCount® fit test devices
analyses, OSHA requests (but does not
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. equipped with the N95-CompanionTM
require) that you disclose: (1) The
379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice that we Technology are covered by the approved
nature of any financial relationships you
have filed a color additive petition (CAP PortaCount® protocols.
may have with any organization(s) or
6C0307), submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. DATES: Submit comments to this entities having an interest in the
Company, c/o Exponent, 1150 proposal, including comments to the rulemaking; and (2) the extent to which
Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 1100, information collection (paperwork) your comments or testimony were
Washington, DC 20036. The petition requirements, by December 6, 2016. reviewed by an interested party prior to
proposes to amend the color additive ADDRESSES: Written comments. You may its submission. Disclosure of such
regulations in part 73 (21 CFR part 73) submit comments, identified by Docket information is intended to promote
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From No. OSHA–2015–0015, by any of the transparency and scientific integrity of
Certification, to provide for the safe use following methods: data and technical information
of calcium carbonate to color hard and Electronically: You may submit submitted to the record. This request is
soft candy, mints, and chewing gum. comments and attachments consistent with Executive Order 13563,
electronically at http:// issued on January 18, 2011, which
We have determined under 21 CFR www.regulations.gov, which is the instructs agencies to ensure the
25.32(k) that this action is of a type that Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the objectivity of any scientific and
does not individually or cumulatively instructions online for making technological information used to
have a significant effect on the human electronic submissions. support their regulatory actions. OSHA
environment. Therefore, neither an Fax: If your submissions, including emphasizes that all material submitted
environmental assessment nor an attachments, are not longer than 10 to the rulemaking record will be
environmental impact statement is pages, you may fax them to the OSHA considered by the Agency to develop
required. Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. the final rule and supporting analyses.
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Dated: October 3, 2016. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, Docket: To read or download
messenger, or courier service: You must comments and materials submitted in
Dennis M. Keefe,
submit your comments to the OSHA response to this Federal Register notice,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2015– go to Docket No. OSHA–2015–0015 at
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 0015, U.S. Department of Labor, Room http://www.regulations.gov or to the
[FR Doc. 2016–24208 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., OSHA Docket Office at the address
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) above. All comments and submissions
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of petition. | |
| Dates | The color additive petition was filed on September 1, 2016. | |
| Contact | Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1282. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 69740 |
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